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Dr Quan Vu

STAFF PROFILE

Position

Senior Lecturer

Faculty

Faculty of Business and Law

Department

Deakin Business School

Campus

Melbourne Burwood Campus

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy, Deakin University, 2015

Biography

Dr. Quan Vu is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics, Deakin University. Quan obtained his PhD in Computer Science from Deakin University in 2015, and BInfTech from the same university in 2010. His research focuses on data mining applications in business. He has published in and acted as a reviewer for the top quality journals (ABDC Ranked A*), such as Tourism Management, Journal of Travel Research, Annals of Tourism Research, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, International Journal of Hospitality Management, Information & Management, and Journal of Association for Information Science and Technology.

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Research interests

  • Machine Learning; Data Mining
  • Business Intelligence & Social Media Analytics
  • Tourism Marketing & Management
  • Decision Support Systems

Affiliations

Units taught

  • MIS373 - Artificial Intelligence for Business
  • MIS701 - Business Requirements Analysis
  • MIS761 - Enterprise Information Management and Security
  • MIS772 - Predictive Analytics
  • MIS780 - Advanced Artificial Intelligence for Business

Conferences

  • 33rd Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2022
  • 2nd International Conference on Recent Trends in Advanced Computing (ICRTAC 2019)
  • 29th Council of Australasian University and Hospitality Education Conference (CAUTHE 2019)
  • 25th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism (ENTER 2018)
  • 23rd International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism (ENTER 2016)
  • 2nd International Conference on Applications and Techniques for Information Security (ATIS 2011)
  • 10th annual joint conference on Digital libraries (JCDL 2010)
  • 33th Annual International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research & Development on Information Retrieval (SIGIR 2010)
  • 3rd International Symposium on Intelligent Information Technology and Security Informatics (IITSI 2010)

Professional activities

Awards

  • Award for Research and Innovation, Deakin University (2022)
  • IFITT Journal Paper of the Year Award 2016 (Third Place) and 2018 (First Place)
  • Vice Chancellor Prize for the top honours thesis, Deakin University (2011)

Publications

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2024

Understanding Residents' Behavior for Smart City Management by Sequential and Periodic Pattern Mining

Cong Ma, Huy Vu, Jinlong Wang, Van-Hau Trieu, Gang Li

(2024), Vol. 11, pp. 1260-1276, IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems, Piscataway, N.J., C1

journal article
2023

Abroad-at-Home: Identifying domestic tourism locations for overseas-like travel experiences by leveraging concept modeling

Huy Vu, Bao Song, Gang Li, Rob Law

(2023), Vol. 94, pp. 1-13, Tourism Management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

COVID-19, geopolitics and risk management: Towards framing a reciprocal, coordinated, responsive and empathetic international education sector

L Tran, D Nguyen, J Blackmore, B He, H Vu

(2023), Vol. 21, pp. 423-444, Policy Futures in Education, C1

journal article

"Do as I say but not as I do": Influence of political leaders' populist communication styles on public adherence in a crisis using the global case of COVID-19 movement restrictions

L Liu, K Mirkovski, P Lowry, Q Vu

(2023), Vol. 7, Data and Information Management, C1

journal article

Leveraging employee online reviews for improving hotel competitiveness in the great resignation

Haiyang Xia, Birgit Muskat, Quan Vu, Rob Law, Gang Li

(2023), Vol. 113, pp. 1-12, International Journal of Hospitality Management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Advancing reliability assessment of venue‑reference social media data for enhanced domestic tourism development

Quan Vu, Shah Miah, Haiyang Xia, Gang Li, Birgit MUSKAT, Rob Law

(2023), Vol. 25, pp. 433-451, Journal of Information Technology and Tourism, Berlin, Germany, C1

journal article

The interplay of sensory and non-sensory factors in food tourism experiences

B Muskat, G Prayag, S Hosany, G Li, Q Vu, S Wagner

(2023), pp. 1-13, Tourism Review, Bingley, Eng., C1

journal article

A computer vision-based concept model to recommend domestic overseas-like travel experiences: A design science study

V Trieu, H Vu, M Indulska, G Li

(2023), pp. 114149-114149, Decision Support Systems, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article
2022

Big Data in Healthcare Research: A survey study

S Miah, E Camilleri, H Vu

(2022), Vol. 62, pp. 480-492, Journal of Computer Information Systems, C1

journal article

Revisiting Tourism Destination Image: A Holistic Measurement Framework Using Big Data

V Bui, A Alaei, H Vu, G Li, R Law

(2022), Vol. 61, pp. 1287-1307, Journal of Travel Research, C1

journal article

A social media analytics perspective for human-oriented smart city planning and management

S Miah, H Vu, D Alahakoon

(2022), Vol. 73, pp. 119-135, Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, C1

journal article

Political Leaders' Communication Style and Public Perceptions: Case of the COVID-19 Crisis

Kristijan Mirkovski, Quan Vu, Tom Chen, Changqi Hua

(2022), pp. 1-12, ACIS 2022 : Proceedings of the Australasian Conference on Information Systems 2022, Melbourne, Vic., E1

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A Design Framework and AI System for Affective Destination Image Generation to Influence Tourists' Emotional Response

T Nguyen, L Nguyen, H Vu, J Cybulski

(2022), pp. 1-7, ACIS 2022 : Proceedings of the Australasian Conference on Information Systems, Melbourne, Victoria, E1

conference
2021

Large-scale comparative analyses of hotel photo content posted by managers and customers to review platforms based on deep learning: implications for hospitality marketers

M Ren, H Vu, G Li, R Law

(2021), Vol. 30, pp. 96-119, Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management, C1

journal article

Navigating 'Home Schooling' during COVID-19: Australian public response on Twitter

L Ewing, H Vu

(2021), Vol. 178, pp. 77-86, Media International Australia, C1

journal article

Predictivity of tourism demand data

Y Zhang, G Li, B Muskat, H Vu, R Law

(2021), Vol. 89, Annals of Tourism Research, C1

journal article

Understanding service attributes of robot hotels: A sentiment analysis of customer online reviews

J Luo, H Vu, G Li, R Law

(2021), Vol. 98, International Journal of Hospitality Management, C1

journal article
2020

Cross-country analysis of tourist activities based on venue-referenced social media data

H Vu, G Li, R Law

(2020), Vol. 59, pp. 90-106, Journal of travel research, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Evaluation of hotel brand competitiveness based on hotel features ratings

H Xia, H Vu, R Law, G Li

(2020), Vol. 86, International Journal of Hospitality Management, C1

journal article

Discovering highly profitable travel patterns by high-utility pattern mining

H Vu, G Li, R Law

(2020), Vol. 77, Tourism Management, C1

journal article

Exploration of Tourist Activities in Urban Destination Using Venue Check-In Data

H Vu, J Luo, G Li, R Law

(2020), Vol. 44, pp. 472-498, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, C1

journal article

Topic modelling for theme park online reviews: Analysis of Disneyland

Jian Luo, Huy Vu, Gang Li, Rob Law

(2020), Vol. 37, pp. 272-285, Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Towards developing a Healthcare Situation Monitoring Method for Smart City Initiatives: A Citizen Safety Perspective

Shah Miah, Huy Vu

(2020), Vol. 24, Australasian Journal of Information Systems, Camperdown, N.S.W., C1

journal article

Improving the resident-tourist relationship in urban hotspots

H Vu, B Muskat, G Li, R Law

(2020), Vol. 29, pp. 595-615, Journal of sustainable tourism, Abingdon, Eng., C1

journal article
2019

Identifying hotel competitiveness based on hotel feature ratings

H Xia, H Vu, Q Lan, R Law, G Li

(2019), Vol. 28, pp. 81-100, Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management, C1

journal article

Does zonation and accessibility of wetlands influence human presence and mediate wildlife disturbance?

P Guay, W Van Dongen, E McLeod, D Whisson, H Vu, H Wang, M Weston

(2019), Vol. 62, pp. 1306-1320, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, C1

journal article

Tourist behavior analysis in gaming destinations based on venue check-in data

J Luo, H Vu, G Li, R Law

(2019), Vol. 36, pp. 107-118, Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing, C1

journal article

Exploring tourist dining preferences based on restaurant reviews

H Vu, G Li, R Law, Y Zhang

(2019), Vol. 58, pp. 149-167, Journal of travel research, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Breach of traveller privacy in location-based social media

H Vu, R Law, G Li

(2019), Vol. 22, pp. 1825-1840, Current Issues in Tourism, C1

journal article

A big-data analytics method for capturing visitor activities and flows: the case of an island country

S Miah, H Vu, J Gammack

(2019), Vol. 20, pp. 203-221, Information Technology and Management, C1

journal article

Discovering implicit activity preferences in travel itineraries by topic modeling

H Vu, G Li, R Law

(2019), Vol. 75, pp. 435-446, Tourism Management, C1

journal article

A Location Analytics Method for the Utilisation of Geotagged Photos in Travel Marketing Decision-Making

S Miah, H Vu, J Gammack

(2019), Vol. 18, Journal of Information and Knowledge Management, C1-1

journal article

Exploring tourist activities across cultures based on venue check-in data

Huy Vu

(2019), pp. 491-496, CAUTHE 2019: Sustainability of tourism, hospitality & events in a disruptive digital age: Proceedings of the 29th Annual CAUTHE Conference, Cairns, Qld., E1-1

conference

Characterizing the Outlying Feature Set of Groups

Haiyang Xia, Huy Vu, Jianlong Tan, Gang Li, Xiao Li

(2019), Vol. 165, pp. 119-125, ICRTAC -DISRUP - TIV INNOVATION 2019 : Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Recent Trends in Advanced Computing, Chennai, India, E1

conference
2018

Evaluating museum visitor experiences based on user-generated travel photos

H Vu, J Luo, B Ye, G Li, R Law

(2018), Vol. 35, pp. 493-506, Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing, C1

journal article

Travel diaries analysis by sequential rule mining

H Vu, G Li, R Law, Y Zhang

(2018), Vol. 57, pp. 399-413, Journal of travel research, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Tourist Activity Analysis by Leveraging Mobile Social Media Data

H Vu, G Li, R Law, Y Zhang

(2018), Vol. 57, pp. 883-898, Journal of Travel Research, C1

journal article

Domestic violence crisis identification from Facebook posts based on deep learning

S Subramani, H Wang, H Vu, G Li

(2018), Vol. 6, pp. 54075-54085, IEEE access, Piscataway, N.J., C1

journal article

Fuzzy Connectives for Efficient Image Reduction and Speeding Up Image Analysis

G Beliakov, G Das, H Vu, T Wilkin, Y Xiang

(2018), Vol. 6, pp. 68403-68414, IEEE Access, C1

journal article

Spatial and temporal analysis of accommodation preference based on online reviews

B Ye, J Luo, H Vu

(2018), Vol. 9, pp. 288-299, Journal of Destination Marketing and Management, C1-1

journal article

Automatic hotel photo quality assessment based on visual features

Aleksandar Trpkovski, Huy Vu, Gang Li, Hua Wang, Rob Law

(2018), pp. 394-393, ENTER2018 : Digital tourism: engagement, content, and networks : Proceedings of the 25th Annual International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2018, Jönköping, Sweden, E1

conference
2017

Understanding tourists' photo sharing and visit pattern at non-first tier attractions via geotagged photos

Rosanna Leung, Huy Vu, Jia Rong

(2017), Vol. 17, pp. 55-74, Information Technology and Tourism, Heidelberg, Germany, C1-1

journal article

A big data analytics method for tourist behaviour analysis

S Miah, H Vu, J Gammack, M McGrath

(2017), Vol. 54, pp. 771-785, Information and management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article
2016

Exploring park visitors' activities in Hong Kong using geotagged photos

Huy Vu, Rosanna Leung, Jia Rong, Yuan Miao

(2016), pp. 183-196, ENTER2016 : Proceedings of the 23rd Annual International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2016, Bilbao, Spain, E1-1

conference

Tourists visit and photo sharing behavior analysis: a case study of Hong Kong temples

Rosanna Leung, Huy Vu, Jia Rong, Yuan Miao

(2016), pp. 197-209, ENTER2016 : Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference on Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2016, Bilbao, Spain, E1-1

conference
2015

Exploring the travel behaviors of inbound tourists to Hong Kong using geotagged photos

H Vu, G Li, R Law, B Ye

(2015), Vol. 46, pp. 222-232, Tourism management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Identifying emerging hotel preferences using emerging pattern mining technique

G Li, R Law, H Vu, J Rong, X Zhao

(2015), Vol. 46, pp. 311-321, Tourism management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Characterizing compactness of geometrical clusters using fuzzy measures

G Beliakov, G Li, H Vu, T Wilkin

(2015), Vol. 23, pp. 1030-1043, IEEE transactions on fuzzy systems, Piscataway, N.J., C1

journal article
2014

A choquet integral toolbox and its application in customer preference analysis

H Vu, G Beliakov, G Li

(2014), pp. 247-272, Data mining applications with R, Waltham, MA., B1

book chapter

Discovering implicit criteria preferences reflected in tourism journal ranking lists using the Choquet Integral

R Law, H Vu, G Li

(2014), Vol. 19, pp. 662-679, Asia Pacific journal of tourism research, Abingdon, England, C1

journal article

Fuzzy measures of pixel cluster compactness

G Beliakov, G Li, H Vu, T Wilkin

(2014), pp. 1104-1111, FUZZ-IEEE 2014 : Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems, Beijing, China, E1

conference
2013

Discovering the hotel selection preferences of Hong Kong inbound travelers using the Choquet Integral

G Li, R Law, H Vu, J Rong

(2013), Vol. 36, pp. 321-330, Tourism management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article
2012

A behavioral analysis of web sharers and browsers in Hong Kong using targeted association rule mining

J Rong, H Vu, R Law, G Li

(2012), Vol. 33, pp. 731-740, Tourism management, Oxford, U. K., C1

journal article

Identifying microphone from noisy recordings by using representative instance one class-classification approach

H Vu, S Liu, X Yang, Z Li, Y Ren

(2012), Vol. 7, pp. 908-917, Journal of networks, Oulu, Finland, C1

journal article

K-Complex Detection Using a Hybrid-Synergic Machine Learning Method

H Vu, G Li, N Sukhorukova, G Beliakov, S Liu, C Philippe, H Amiel, A Ugon

(2012), Vol. 42, pp. 1478-1490, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part C: Applications and Reviews, Piscataway, NJ, C1

journal article

A fuzzy decision support method for customer preferences analysis based on Choquet integral

H Vu, G Li, G Beliakov

(2012), pp. 75-82, FUZZ-IEEE 2012 : Proceedings of the IEEE 2012 International Conference on Fuzzy Systems, Brisbane, Qld., E1

conference
2011

Identifying changes and trends in Hong Kong outbound tourism

R Law, J Rong, H Vu, G Li, H Lee

(2011), Vol. 32, pp. 1106-1114, Tourism management, Oxford, England, C1

journal article

Microphone identification using one-class classification approach

H Vu, S Liu, Z Li, G Li

(2011), pp. 30-37, ATIS 2011 : Workshop proceedingof ATIS 2011. Melbourne, November 9th, 2011. Second Applications and Techniques in Information Security Workshop, Melbourne, Vic., E1

conference
2010

Incorporating both positive and negative association rules into the analysis of outbound tourism in Hong Kong

G Li, R Law, J Rong, H Vu

(2010), Vol. 27, pp. 812-828, Journal of travel & tourism marketing, Philadelphia, Pa., C1

journal article

A visual mining system for theme development evolution analysis of scientific literature

J Wang, C Wen, S Wu, H Vu

(2010), Vol. 4, pp. 215-223, International journal of digital content technology and its applications JDCTA, Korea, C1

journal article

Spamcooling : a parallel heterogeneous ensemble spam filtering system based on active learning techniques

J Wang, K Gao, H Vu

(2010), Vol. 5, pp. 90-102, Journal of convergence information technology, Korea, C1

journal article

Study on student score based on data mining

J Wang, S Wu, Y Jiao, H Vu

(2010), Vol. 5, pp. 171-179, Journal of convergence information technology, Korea, C1

journal article

A multiple population genetic algorithm and its application in fuzzy controller

Y Tian, H Vu

(2010), pp. 729-733, IITSI 2010 : Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Intelligent Information Technology and Security Informatics, Jinggangshan, China, E1

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Text document clustering with metric learning

J Wang, S Wu, H Vu, G Li

(2010), pp. 783-784, Proceedings of the 33rd Annual International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval, Geneva, Switzerland, E1

conference

Funded Projects at Deakin

Australian Competitive Grants

Student mobility, risk and changing geopolitics of international education

Prof Ly Tran, Prof Jill Blackmore, Prof Baogang He, Dr Quan Vu

ARC - Discovery Projects

  • 2024: $37,115
  • 2023: $141,408
  • 2022: $109,812

Supervisions

No completed student supervisions to report